ECTS - Method at Law and Solving Problems

Method at Law and Solving Problems (LAW375) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Method at Law and Solving Problems LAW375 Area Elective 2 0 0 2 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Area Elective
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Aynur Yongalık
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To consider the tack/tacks (methods) to be followed in solving law problems both theoretically and practically.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learn thoughts and methods to analysis and justify correctly according from logical and ethical aspects of concrete legal problems that they especially will encounter,
  • Complete with knowledge which make their substantive law knowledge meaningful and beneficial.
Course Content Relation of law and language, thinking, asking, detecting and solving problems, relation of law, mathematic and logic, notion of fair at law, method at law, solving of concrete / adversarial law problems.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The subject, scope and purpose of the course, in general law methodology and what it will gain and relation of other fields and boundaries of methodology.
2 Reading, reading at law education, importance of reading, critical reading, good readership. Çifçi,Musa: Eleştirel Okuma, https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/721400
3 Relation of law and language, relation of word, term, notion and importance of these at law, the law norms. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 3-10
4 Relation of law and mathematics. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 172 vd
5 Relation of law and logic, fairness in way of form and subject, logical and ethical fairness at law, fairness at norms, events and decisions, justification. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 172 vd
6 General principles of formal logic and law, interpretation at law in general. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 174 ff, 204 ff.
7 Midterm.
8 Logical errors that a lawyer should not do, fallacies and examples. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 181-183; Serozan, p. 14-16.
9 Reasoning, logical tools of reasoning especially deduction and induction methods, syllogism. Karayalçın/Yongalık, p. 179 ff.
10 Law problems, differences between concrete/ adversarial law problems and abstract law problems. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 237 ff.
11 Method at solving of the concrete/ adversarial law problems. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 253 ff.
12 To understand, define, schematize the event and to detect law problems - examples. Karayalçın/Yongalık, s. 253 ff.
13 To examine court decisions. Implementation of solving concrete and adversarial law problems will be made since this week. The decisions which will be solved at lessons will be shared with students before the lessons.
14 To examine court decisions.
15 To examine court decisions.
16 Final exam.

Sources

Course Book 1. Karayalçın, Yaşar/ Yongalık, Aynur: Hukukda Öğretim-Kaynaklar-Metod Problem Çözme, 8. Bası, Ankara 2020.
Other Sources 2. Hirş, Ernst E.: Pratik Hukukta Metot, 8. Bası, Ankara 2021.
3. Edis, Seyfullah: Medenî Hukuka Giriş ve Başlangıç Hükümleri, 4. Bası, Ankara 1989.
4. Serozan, Rona: Hukukta Yöntem – Mantık, 2. Bası, İstanbul 2017.
5. Yongalık, Aynur: “İstisnalar Dar Yorumlanır” Kuralı ve Değerlendirilmesi, AÜHFD, 60 (1) 2011:1-15.
6. Yongalık, Aynur: “Adi Şirkete Yeni Giren Ortağın Eski Borçlardan Dolayı Sorumluluğu Hakkında Alman Federal Mahkemesinin 7.4.2003 Tarihli Kararı – Bir Metodoloji Sorunu”, Prof Dr. Tuğrul Ansay’a Armağan, Ankara, 2006. s. 525-543.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 30
Percentage of Final Work 70
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Understands, compares and paraphrases the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. X
2 Solves problems using a critical point of view when necessary, determines and analyses the theoretical and practical problems of law. X
3 Understands, plans, exercises and coordinates the functions of law, by explaining and practising. X
4 Understands the strategic, tactical and practical dimensions of private and public law. X
5 Understands the local, national, international, universal and supranational dimensions of private and public law. X
6 Understands modern methods and distinctions of law. X
7 Can successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team works. X
8 Have an open-minded attitude towards learning and attempting. X
9 Assimilates and complies with the rules related to legal ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility awareness. X
10 Can use Turkish effectively both orally and in writing and has communication skills required for a career in the discipline of law. X
11 Thinks critically and creatively on legal and social problems based on the principle of rule of law and the ideal of justice. X
12 Understands and practices the national and international dimensions of law by following court case law and practices. X
13 Prepares and presents a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethics and rules. X
14 Uses information technologies related to the profession effectively in solving legal problems. X
15 Reinforces the knowledge of foreign languages and has a command of legal terminology. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 8 2 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 78